Tuesday, November 2, 2010


Abdur Razaq's sensational knock at the Sheik Zaid stadium in Abu Dhabi

After Pakistani cricket teams disastrous debacle in England both on the ground and off the ground. The matching fixing allegations against its three star players by an England newspaper shattered the confidence of entire Pakistan team during the tour. After the controversial England series as over Pakistan was scheduled to play its home series against South Africa at the neutral venue because of security concern in Pakistan. The Pakistan cricket board chooses Emirates its neutral for its all home series against various cricket teams till the security situation improves in Pakistan. In Emirates there is a large no of Pakistani population working and living there, so these venues will serve just home away home for the Pakistan cricket players. The current series of Pakistan against South Africa consists Two T20, five ODI's and two Test matches, but the Pakistani team started with two T20 and a first ODI looses against south Africa because of its poor batting and poor bowling. The third ODI was a thriller one in which first south Africa won the toss and elected to bat first and posted a challenging secore of 287 in the fifty overs on the loss of six wickets. When Pakistan started its run chase as usual the top order start crumbling, at one time they were 135/6 but hats off to Pakistan's all time great all rounder. when he came to bat it was very difficult to seore because the bowler's were bowling a tidy line.He started with cautious as it was calm before storm for South Africa suddenly when run rate start climbing and the wickets were falling on the another side, Razzaq suddenly changed his batting gear and smashed all the bowlers out of the park. In his spectacular inning of 109 not out in just 74 balls he hit ten huge sixes and six boundaries. In the last over Pakistan needed 14 runs with only one wicket in hand but the good thing for Pakistan was that Razaq was on the strike, the first ball of Morne Morkel landed in the crowd with huge six over the on side and then on the third ball of the over he hit another six followed with an extra cover boundry with that Pakistan won the match with one ball to spare. But it was Razaq's single handedly match winning knock of 109 not out ,which cruised Pakistan to a much needed victory.

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